Most people who have heard of ADHD have also heard of the stimulant medication options to include in treatment plans. Frequently, when a parent declines either to have a child evaluated for ADHD or to begin a treatment plan after a diagnosis, it is because of a hesitancy to include stimulant medications. There are many…

Could your child’s height be affected by ADHD medication? Well-meaning family and friends may tell you they’ve heard that stimulant medications will prevent your child from reaching full height. But is that true? The answer is not as simple as yes or no, so we reviewed the research and talked with CHADD’s professional advisory board.…

  Ask The Expert “I Can’t Focus!” When ADHD Impacts Your Child’s Math & Writing Performance Wednesday, December 7 | 7 PM, EST Ann K. Dolin MEd Students with ADHD often find math and writing challenging. Both subjects require extensive working memory. But, almost any student can master writing and math with the right study…

Should students be included in IEP and other meetings to plan their academic accommodations? High school students are already invited to attend the meetings regarding their academics, but what about elementary and middle school students? Student attendance at meetings that determine services they will receive is part of teaching them self-advocacy. The Individuals with Disabilities…

After two years apart, the ADHD community assembles in Dallas, Texas, for the Annual International Conference on ADHD this weekend, to celebrate our strengths and many connections. This is the world’s largest gathering of ADHD professionals and individuals and families affected by ADHD. For the first time it is a hybrid conference, with attendees both…

An educator, concerned for the well-being of his students, wrote to a professional journal, seeking advice. “I can’t fight the forces that lead kids to be hard on themselves or to believe they need to build the perfect resume or go to a highly ranked college, but I’d like to do something to ease their…

Another note has come home from school: your child forgot to turn in his homework. Again. He struggles with organizing information into an assigned report. He works five times as hard for a passing grade as his schoolmates do. He talks too much, interrupting his peers, and is left on his own during recess. He…

How to Help Your Child with ADHD Create Healthy Eating Habits, featuring Mark Bertin, MD ADHD 365 Several aspects of ADHD, such as distractibility, impulsiveness, issues with organization, under planning, and emotional regulation can affect eating habits. How can parents help children with ADHD create and maintain healthy eating habits that will stay with them…

You’re settling into bed at the end of the day and your eyes snap open—and you realize you didn’t do half the things you wanted to do that day. Did you finish anything you wanted to get done? Whether the activities are “have-tos,” such as cleaning the bathroom or getting your tax information together, or…

It seems that some teens and young adults bounce back from challenges more easily, or if they need more time, that they still return to a pretty good spot in life rather than becoming defeated. Resiliency—the ability to bounce back, or to weather difficult times and remain positive—is a concept many people, and some researchers,…

      CHADD Webinars: ADHD and Toxic Relationships Wednesday, October 26 | 5:30 EDT Featuring Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD Far too often, it feels like adults with ADHD are drawn into toxic relationships. These relationships can be found at work, at home, in friendships, and between romantic partners. You can learn how to protect…